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2. Arteriosclerosis - Wikipedia

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   Arteriosclerosis, literally meaning "hardening of the arteries", is an umbrella term for a vascular disorder characterized by abnormal thickening, hardening, and loss of elasticity [3] of the walls of arteries; [4] this process gradually restricts the blood flow to one's organs and tissues and can lead to severe health risks brought on by atherosclerosis, which is a specific form of ...

3. Days after giving birth, mom, 27, had neck and chest pain. It ...

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   According to the Mayo Clinic, symptoms of aortic dissection can include: Abrupt, intense chest or upper back pain that radiates to the neck and down the back Fainting

4. Aortic stenosis - Wikipedia

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   Finally, in calcific aortic stenosis [17] [18] at least, the calcification in and around the aortic valve can progress and extend to involve the electrical conduction system of the heart. If that occurs, the result may be heart block, a potentially lethal condition of which syncope may be a symptom. [citation needed]

5. Atherosclerosis - Wikipedia

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   Atherosclerosis [a] is a pattern of the disease arteriosclerosis, [8] characterized by development of abnormalities called lesions in walls of arteries.This is a chronic inflammatory disease involving many different cell types and driven by elevated levels of cholesterol in the blood. [9]

6. Monckeberg's arteriosclerosis - Wikipedia

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   This can result in changes in blood pressure, and depending on the severity of the calcification organ ischemia. In rare instances, headaches and facial pain have also been reported by patients with Mönckeberg's arteriosclerosis. [14] Mönckeberg's arteriosclerosis may also be a risk factor for the development of cranial infarctions ...

7. Vertebral artery dissection - Wikipedia

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   Vertebral artery dissection is one of the two types of cervical artery dissection.The other type, carotid artery dissection, involves the carotid arteries.Vertebral artery dissection is further classified as being either traumatic (caused by mechanical trauma to the neck) or spontaneous, and it may also be classified by the part of the artery involved: extracranial (the part outside the skull ...